Khuzestan governor says 'opportunists and rioters' shot protestor; province is main oil-producing region; has large Sunni Arab minority which complains of marginalization

Scientists can’t yet say for sure whether climate change caused the deadly flooding, but insist that it certainly exacerbates the extreme weather

Fatality named as 25-year-old Saleh al-Sayyid; his nephew was in vehicle with him; woman shot and seriously injured in Abu Snan, police question her ex-husband

NYPD's Hate Crimes Division investigating attack by 2 masked assailants

Cyrille Cohen talks Delta dynamics and booster shots, raises concerns and sounds warning alarm while also suggesting variant may further immunize some people for uncertain future

Hundreds still missing in Germany, Belgium as rescuers work to find survivors; threat not yet over, with swollen Meuse river looking 'very dangerous' for nearby town

Individual, reportedly a foreign national, is removed from area where thousands of athletes and officials are set to reside; organizers try to reassure competitors of safety

Al-Kadhimi is second Middle Eastern leader slated to visit Washington this month after Jordan's King Abdullah; Bennett also expected for talks, but no date set yet

Most social distancing and mask regulations to be lifted Monday in a move experts have called 'reckless;' government hopes vaccine rollout will keep serious cases low

'Please don't suck' racks up more than 3 million views in first two days on YouTube; catchy, upbeat song hailed as 'instantly memorable'

A combination of rare Olympic success in 1992, combined with an infusion of judo masters from the former Soviet Union, helped spark a national love affair with the sport

With Jews spearheading initiatives on both sides of the issue, votes across America on whether to support the anti-Israel BDS movement ensnare prominent Jewish labor leaders

Kahn led a team of oral scribes who would memorize and transcribe Torah sermons given by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson

Families grapple with difficult decisions of personal and financial loss, with some wanting to rebuild while others say site, where so many died, needs to become a memorial

Officials say false posts by anti-vaxxers causing 'pandemic of the unvaccinated,' urge Facebook to clean up its act; it says accusations not supported by facts